External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Grenada
Grenada: External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI was 68.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.6%
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
27th
of 109 countries
All-time high
87.8%
in 2021
All-time low
41.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Grenada, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Grenada stood at 68.6%.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Grenada peaked at 87.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2000.
That places Grenada 27th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.0% | — |
| 2001 | 49.2% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +53.5% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 80.5% | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | -32.5% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 78.6% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | +71.0% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.2% | 41.0% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 50.2% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 68.6% | 87.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 70.3% compare
- 25 Paraguay 69.7% compare
- 26 Kyrgyzstan 69.2% compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 67.1% compare
- 29 Benin 66.6% compare
- 30 Gambia 66.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Grenada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6494 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 7,863 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 21,229 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5541 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Grenada?
- External debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Grenada was 68.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2000.
- How does Grenada rank for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni?
- Grenada ranks 27th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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